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April 26,2025
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Loved it! It's a quick read ~ I read it in a day. I really enjoy her writing style ~ it's sarcastic and funny. I've also read her Autobiography of a Fat Bride: True Tales of a Pretend Adulthood and loved it!
April 26,2025
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This didn't do much for me - Notaro is writing in a similar vein as David Sedaris, but for me it wasn't as funny. I really don't have much to say about this - I hope the group that made it to the book club meeting had some thoughts.
April 26,2025
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If you read this one around other people, you will WEAR THEM OUT, because you'll want to constantly read the stories out-loud to them. However, my husband actually found them funny - or else he was just being nice - who knows?!
April 26,2025
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Hillarious. Might have to make this a tradition to read EVERY Christmas.

Laurie discusses "re-gifing" in new and gut-busting detail.

Love her!
April 26,2025
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Lost interest about half way through and never finished. I'm still marking it as read since I wasted about 3 hours of my life on this book.
April 26,2025
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This book is damn funny. At 99 pages it's a quick read, I identified with some of the hilarity more than any normal person should. It's up there with Sedaris as funny funny stuff.

If you're going to steal one book this year - make it this one. I always need a laugh around the holidays and some of the stories in this book had me in stitches.
April 26,2025
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A funny, quick read - loved the one about taking Nana shopping in the mall (if you've ever shopped with anyone over 75 you can relate)! Some felt recycled to be put into a "Christmas" book, but most worked and were enjoyable. Recommended for a holiday "pick me up."
April 26,2025
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Very quick read - I should have read her books in order. She definitely pulled stories from this holiday centric book in her later books. Still funny as always.
April 26,2025
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These books are funny, but the author tends to repeat stories throughout her books.
April 26,2025
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Not as funny as I thought it'd be. Deck the Malls chapter is worth reading for sure though.
April 26,2025
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I'll just leave this here: Picture shopping for feminine hygiene products...at KMart...on Christmas Eve...
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